diff --git a/package/iputils/iputils.mk b/package/iputils/iputils.mk
index e10c0636c9..4f8d9cb768 100644
--- a/package/iputils/iputils.mk
+++ b/package/iputils/iputils.mk
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ endif
 
 # upstream requires distros to create symlink
 define IPUTILS_CREATE_PING6_SYMLINK
-	ln -sf $(TARGET_DIR)/bin/ping $(TARGET_DIR)/bin/ping6
+	ln -sf ping $(TARGET_DIR)/bin/ping6
 endef
 IPUTILS_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += IPUTILS_CREATE_PING6_SYMLINK